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Trainer's toolkit

Seed production for African indigenous vegetables

Summary:

The training manual contains 8 modules:

  • Module 1: Seed Production Requirements
  • Module 2: Cropping Cycle
  • Module 3: Seed Preparation
  • Module 4: Site Selection and Land Preparation
  • Module 5: Planting, Weeding, Thinning and Gap-filling
  • Module 6: Pest and Disease Management
  • Module 7: Harvesting, Processing and Storing
  • Module 8: Vegetable Seed Farming As A Business
Languages:
English
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African Nightshade Vegetable Trainer’s Notes

Summary:

By the end of this training, participants will have learnt:

  • The benefits of using quality seed
  • To conduct a germination test
  • To selecting a good site for African nightshade vegetable growing
  • To prepare quality seed for planting
  • To prepare and apply fertilizer/manure
  • To plant African nightshade vegetable
  • When and how to weed
  • To manage pests and diseases
  • To carry out proper harvesting
  • The methods used to preserve vegetables
Languages:
English
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African Nightshade Seed Trainer’s Notes

Summary:

By the end of this training, participants will have learnt:

  • The benefits of using quality seed
  • To conduct a germination test
  • To select a good site for African nightshade seed growing
  • To prepare quality seed for planting
  • To prepare and apply fertilizer/manure
  • To plant African nightshade seed
  • When and how to weed
  • To manage pests and diseases
  • To carry out proper harvesting of African nightshade seed
  • To process African nightshade seed
Languages:
English
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African Nightshade Cropping Cycle Flash Card

Summary:

This resources consists of an 8 card set of flash cards on African nightsahde for use in group training or one-to-one coaching.  It covers:

  • Land clearing and nursery preparation
  • First ploughing
  • Second ploughing and harrowing
  • Manure application and planting
  • Weeding & thinning
  • Pest & disease management
  • Harvesting
  • Seed processing and storage
Languages:
English
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African Eggplant Cropping Cycle Flash Cards

Summary:

This resources consists of an 8 card set of flash cards on African eggplant for use in group training or one-to-one coaching.  It covers:

  • Land clearing and nursery preparation
  • First ploughing
  • Second ploughing and harrowing
  • Manure application and transplantation
  • Pest & disease management
  • Weeding
  • Harvesting
  • Seed processing and storage

 

Languages:
English
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African Eggplant Vegetable Trainer’s Notes

Summary:

African Eggplant Vegetable Growing Trainer's Notes

By the end of this training, participants will have learnt:

  • The benefits of using quality seeds
  • To conduct a germination test
  • To selecting a good site for African eggplant vegetable growing
  • To prepare quality seeds for planting
  • To prepare and apply fertilizer/manure
  • To plant African eggplant vegetables
  • When and how to weed
  • To manage pests and diseases
  • To carry out proper harvesting
  • The methods used to preserve vegetables
Languages:
English
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Green Amaranthus Cropping Flash Cards

Summary:

This resources consists of an 8 card set of flash cards on Green Amaranthus for use in group training or one-to-one coaching.  It covers:

  • Land clearing
  • First ploughing
  • Second ploughing and harrowing
  • Manure application and planting
  • Weeding and thinning
  • Pest & disease management
  • Harvesting
  • Seed processing and storage
Languages:
English
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Red Amaranthus Cropping Flash Cards

Summary:

This resources consists of an 8 card set of flash cards on red amaranthus, for use in group training or one-to-one coaching.  It covers:

  • Land clearing 
  • First ploughing
  • Second ploughing and harrowing
  • Manure application and transplantation
  • Weeding & thinning
  • Pest & disease management
  • Harvesting
  • Seed processing and storage
Languages:
English
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Red Amaranthus Seed Trainer’s Notes

Summary:

 By the end of this training, participants will have learnt:

  • The benefits of using quality seed
  • To conduct a germination test
  • To select a good site for red amaranthus seed growing
  • To prepare quality seed for planting
  • To prepare and apply fertilizer/manure
  • To plant red amaranthus seed
  • When and how to weed
  • To manage pests and diseases
  • To carry out proper harvesting of red amaranthus seed
  • To process red amaranthus seed
Languages:
English
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Red Amaranthus Vegetable Trainer’s Notes

Summary:

By the end of this training, participants will have learnt:

  • The benefits of using quality seed
  • To conduct a germination test
  • To selecting a good site for red amaranthus vegetable growing
  • To prepare quality seeds for planting
  • To prepare and apply fertilizer/manure
  • To plant red amaranthus vegetable
  • When and how to weed
  • To manage pests and diseases
  • To carry out proper harvesting of red amaranthus vegetable
  • The methods used to preserve vegetables
Languages:
English
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